USC UCLA race heats Southern Division hopes for PCC playoffs
USC and UCLA battle for the Southern Division crown as Long Beach could host PCC playoff games if USC wins both games this weekend. Coach Forest Twogood favors the Viking gym at Long Beach City College for a potential showcase, while Pan Pacific gym is preoccupied with Motorama. The piece notes USC would yield its home court if advancing and highlights player Ronnie Livingston’s Helms award and UCLA scoring leader status amid a broader update on local college basketball happenings.
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Long Beach
Oregon State
Beavers
Trojans
Long Beach City College
Viking
PCC
California
Washington
Seattle
Pan Pacific
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Forest Twogood
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Viking Gym
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Viking Hoop Playhouse
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Little Ronnie ‘Livingston
Duck Howell
Pepperdine
San Diego State
Pasadena Nazarets
Southland
Loyola
Bobby Cox
Billy Donavan
Cox
Dick Hammer
Yankees trade Vic Raschi to Cardinals in waiver deal
Vic Raschi, star Yankees right-hander and key figure in six World Series titles, was sold to the St. Louis Cardinals in a surprise waiver move for more than 100000 dollars plus minor leaguers. Raschi, 32, sought a raise after a 18 6 season, and his salary, knee injury, and age helped trigger the deal as both clubs prepare for spring training in Florida.
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New York
Yankees
Vici Raschi
St. Louis Cardinals
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Lut
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Portland
Brooklyn Dodgers
Carl Erskine
Brooklyn
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Johnson bills to bar beer tied baseball clubs
Sen Edwin C Johnson introduced a measure to bring under anti trust any professional baseball club owned by a beer or liquor company. He targeted August S Busch of Anheuser Busch who controls the St Louis Cardinals, accusing Busch of using baseball to sell beer and harming youth. The Western League president urged action to separate beer interests from the national pastime.
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August S. Busch
Cardinals
Busch
Johnson
America
Parsons Still 500 Prospect Faces Recovery
Indianapolis midget racer Johnny Parsons, hospitalized after a Carrell Speedway crash, expects to be fit for the 500 mile classic on Memorial Day. Doctor Sidney Senter says the 1950 winner and 1949 AAA champ should be able to slide behind the wheel in six weeks despite injuries. Parsons rolled over after a midget car crash in a heat race.
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Carrell Speedway
Andy
Sidney Senter
AAA
Parsons
Sandy
Yanks Relieved Reynolds In Fold At Camp
The World champion New York Yankees welcomed Allie Reynolds to their St Petersburg camp after a holdout, agreeing by telephone from Oklahoma City. Reynolds reportedly secured the $40,000 raise sought, though the team still has about a dozen unsettled players to sign.
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Yankees
Allie Reynolds
St. Petersburg
Fla
Reynolds
Oklahoma City
Yanks
Wilson Bruins Face Poly in Coast League Showdown
Wilson High School aims to extend its Coast League lead against Poly on Poly’s court in a pivotal doubleheader. The Bruins, unbeaten in league play, seek a win to stay two games ahead while Poly, 9-1, vows a late-season rally before Friday’s deadline. George Wagner leads Wilson with about 20 points per game as Poly counters with a strong supporting cast.
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UELA
Willie Naulls
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Hares
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Jack Kirkpatrick
George Wegner
Bob Radfern
Bill Long
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Pener
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Gurieh
Jai Weson
Joop
Wison
Jackrabbits
George Wagner
Alabama
Long Island U
Green
Duquesne
Falcons
Dukes
Jim Tucker
Kentucky
Che Hagen
Lou Tsierpoulous
Frank Ramsey Goodby
Ida State
Iowa
Hoosiers
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Hawkeyes
Bill Seathors
Scar
Don Sentandt
Beverly Hills sports radio brief mixes names and notices
Sports on Radio Times reports KFON network at 4 20 pm. Charis Clifton results noted. Edythe L Chance, 72, widow, dies after cancer onset. Frank Chance, famed baseball figure, dies at age 145? 80? unclear.
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Charis Clifton
Chance
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Edythe L. Chance
Gutierrex Va
Momput
Frank Chance
Pan
Swede Davidson claims U.S. indoor tennis title in New York
Sven Davidson of Stockholm, the rising star named in New York report, won the indoor U.S. championship at Seventh Regiment Armory defeating Kurt Nielsen 3-6 6-1 11-1 6-4. The young Swede plans to defend his national title at Forest Hills.
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New York
Sven Davidson
Stockholm
United States
Seventh Regiment Armory
Kurt Nielsen
Renmark
Forest Hills
Sweden
Davidson
Aragon Ring Squabble Goes Behind Locked Doors
A disputed boxing decision led to suspensions and a closed hearing. Officials Callahan Stone Randolph face questions as Sanders Houston Entenza prepare to explain actions. The commission orders a probe into the judges and ringside suspensions amid public uproar.
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State Athletic Com
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Callahan
Stone
Jerry Hall
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Art Aragon
Chuck Davey
Everett Sanders
Norman’Houston
Tony Entenza
Stane Haveeen
Landy Missed Fourth Minute Mile In Rainy Olympic Park
Melbourne reports John Landy clocked 4 02.6 for a mile at Olympic Park amid drizzle and headwind, finishing 70 yards ahead of Denis Johansson. The time was Landy’s third fastest ever, still short of the world record 4 01.4 by Gunder Haegg set in 1965. Johansson lauded Landy as the greatest mile runner ever.
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John Landy
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Olympic Park
Bucks
Landy
Sweden
Gunder Haegg
Jend
Denis Johansson
Sedgman Beats Segura in Pebble Beach Final
Sedgman won first prize of 400 dollars with an 11 9 victory over Pancho Segura Monday night in the Jack Kramer pro tennis tour. Sedgman and Segura earned finals berths by defeating Pancho Gonzales and Don Budge respectively, 9 0 and 6 3. Segura and Kramer defeated Budge and Sedgman 8 4 in doubles.
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Pancho Gonzales
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Contracts for Dick Smith and Jacques Monette with Angels
Los Angeles Angels today signed outfielders Dick Smith and Jacques Monette. Smith delivered his contract in person while Monette, 314 batting with 20 homers for Waco in the Big State League last year, was noted among the new arrivals.
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IUPI
Don Stewart
Dick Smith
Jacques Monette
Los Angeles Angels
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Monette
Waco
Texas
Indiana Faces Anxiety Over Poll Standings After Loss
Indiana supporters fret as national rankings show the Hoosiers second in United Press and third in Associated Press polls before a recent loss to Town. Duquesne leads undefeated, Kentucky follows, UCLA climbs in the AP and UP lists.
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United Press
Associated Press
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Kentucky
UCLA
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Ustteen
Local Sports Schedule Highlights Unclear Matchups
Fragmented OCR shows scattered basketball boxing and arena notes. Mentions include prelims at60. Anthony. Whitilat. Olympics Auditorium Monge vs Giluiprient. South Gain Arena Berry vs Stoshal ND. van Lees Anita TB. Jordan Bx at Wilian. Details are incomplete.
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Bascethnil
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Whitilat
Tepperdine
Olyminis
Monge Va Giluiprient
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Berry Va
Stoshal
van Lees
Jevee Hindingania
Anita
Rrakethallea Jordan
Wilian
Big Ten Race Wide Open as Iowa Dashes Indiana
United Fresh reports a dramatic Big Ten title chase after Iowa’s 82-64 upset of Indiana. Duquesne and Kentucky kept within sight of perfection with 22nd wins, Duquesne routing Barns Green 79-52 and Kentucky pounding Vanderbilt 100-? to tighten the race.
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United Fresh
Duquesne
Kentucky
Indiana
Iowa
Hoosiers
Tinancere
GI Tours Hurt Sports Careers
Many promising baseball careers were interrupted by military service in World War II. Exhie Holbrook, a Poly High and SC standout, became head cage coach at SC but died in the Battle of the Bulge. Walter Olsen, a Poly pitcher, saw combat with Gen. Patton and later pitched briefly for Hollywood before becoming a Santa Barbara deputy sheriff. Ralph Atkins, from Los Angeles via Lakewood, rose to Class A, faced three years in the Army, and tries for a sustained MLB path with Detroit or Little Rock status. his wife Joyed jokes about Birmingham as fallback.
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Poly High School
Holbrook
Europe
Long Beach
Walter Olsen
Poly
Brooklyn
Gen. Patton
Olsen
Hollywood
Santa Barbara
Ralph Atkins
Los Angeles
Lakewood
Aiking
South Pacific
Detroit
Beyl
Walt ‘Dropo
Atkins
Little Rock
Ralph
Army
Bill Wilson
Jordan High
Birmingham
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